Clasp for garment supporters



March 29, 1938. .1. R. PARKER CLASP FOR GARMENT SUPPORTERS Filed March21, 1936 WA Q INVENTOR Patented Mar. 29, 1938 PATENT OFFICE 2,112,345CLASP Fort GARMENT SUPPORTERS John Robie Parker, Toronto, Ontario,Canada,

assignor to Fred tario, Canada Page Higgins, Toronto, 011- Application'March 21, 1936, Serial No. 70,032

111 Canada August 22, 1936 2 Claims. (01. 24-245) The, invention relatesto improvements in clasps for garment supportersas described in thepresent specification and shown in the accompanyingdrawing that forms apart of the same.

The objects of the invention are to provide a simple, inexpensive ,andefiilcient clasp particularly adapted for use with hose supportingdevices, which will fit snugly against the limb of the wearer andpresent a smooth exterior whereby to be rendered as inconspicuous aspossible, and to provide a clasp which may be easily engaged anddisengaged and which will grip the fabric securely without injuring sameand which will not slip.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, arrangements and combinations of partsdescribed in the present specification and more particularly pointed outin the claims for novelty following.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved clasp with theclamping parts separated.

Figure 2 is a. side view partly in section.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the under side of the base plate separatefrom the stud and its elastic support.

Figure 4 is a plan view ofv the blank from which the structure shown inFigure 3 is formed up.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view through a modified form ofclasp with the clamping parts separated.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 but with the parts in operativeengagement.

Figure '7 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a plan view of still another modification of the clasp.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view through the structure shown inFigure 8.

Figure 10 is a view of the under side of the keeper shown in Figure 8.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the variousfigures.

Referring to the drawing 1 is the base plate which may be manufacturedof metal, or any other suitable material, and which at one end has asuitable transverse slot 2 therein for the reception of the elastic tapeusually employed to suspend the clasp from the garment, the said platefrom a point intermediate of its length to the outer, or lower, endthereof being of increased width, as indicated by the numeral 3, andhaving such margin turned backwardly in spaced parallel relation to thebody of the plate to provide an intermediate opening 4 adapted toslidably receive the neck of the stud 5 whereby the opposed sides of thehead 6 of said stud will be slidably confined between the peripheralbottom flange formed by, the inturned margin piece 3 and the 5 body ofthe plate when the clamping parts are in operative engagement.

An elastic 1 secured at its one end to the body of the plate below .theslot 2 and extending upwardly over the face of the plate and through an10 opening 8 in the plate to the under side thereof provides the supportfor the stud 5. The body of the plate I may be cut away as at 9, or maybe left intact whereby to provide an unbroken exterior. 15

In Figure 5 the stud, indicated by the numeral Ed, is adapted to slidewholly within the space between the front wall and the backwardly turnedflange and is not provided with a head.

In Figures 6 and 7 the base plate, here indi- 2O cated by the numeralH], has a longitudinal opening II therein for the reception of the headof the stud l2 and this opening reduces towards the lower end of theplate to a size slightly wider than the neck of the stud. 25

The stud l2 extends laterally from a plate l3 which at its end removedfrom the stud is suspended from an elastic [4 which extends through thebase plate II) to the front thereof and is secured in any desiredmanner. 0

Secured to the plate 13 above the stud I2 is a resilient boss Masubstantially equal in depth to said stud and of such length that whenthe stud l2 has reached its lowermost limit in the opening H said bosswill fill the remaining longitudinal 35 space in said opening. The bossI la is constructed of soft rubber, or other material having resilientproperties, and at its end adjacent to the stud closely follows thecontour of the head of said stud whereby the whole device when 40assembled will present an almost smooth and unbroken outer surface. Theboss l4a also serves as a means to hold the plates 10 and I3 againstlongitudinal displacement in their locked positions over the hose as theplate l0 being posi- 45 tioned below the head of the stud must likewiseextend around the top end of the said boss and as the combinedlongitudinal space taken up by said boss and the neck of the stud issubstantially equal to the length of the opening H said plates cannotmove longitudinally in relation to one another.

In Figures 8, 9 and 10 the base plate 15 carries the stud l6 which ispreferably substantially triangular in plan with its apex towards thetop end of the plate and the keeper I1 is in spaced double wall formwith the bottom wall having a convergent slot l8 from the lower endthereof for the reception of the stud. The keeper is suspended from theone end of an elastic element I9 which extends through the base platenear the top end thereof and is secured in any desired manner.

The elastic member is of such length that when in its relaxed conditionthe relation of the opening in the keeper to the stud is such that thesaid stud will not enter said opening until the elements l and I! havebeen spread longitudinally against the tension of the elastic therequired distance. It will thus be apparent that accidental separationof the plates will be almost impossible of accomplishment due to thefact that to separate said plates they must be moved against the tensionof the elastic.

It is of course understood that the stud and/or any other part may beconstructed of rubber, rubber composition, or any other material whichwill provide a firm grip but which will not present any sharp or hardsurfaces likely to injure the fabric.

The present invention provides an eflicient clasp of extremely smalldepth and attractive in appearance and while the preferred embodimentand certain modifications have been shown herein and described it is ofcourse to be understood that alterations in details of construction andarrangements of parts as come within the scope of the following claimsfor novelty may be made.

What I claim is:-

1. A clasp for a garment supporter comprising a slotted upper platehaving an elongated stud receiving opening therein of reduced widthtowards the lower end of the plate, a lower plate having an elasticconnection with said upper plate beyond the larger end of said studreceiving opening, a rigid stud carried by said lower plate, and aresilient boss extending from the face of said lower plate adapted inthe operative position of the device to lie within the stud receivingopening in the upper plate and engaging the top wall thereof.

2. A clasp for a garment supporter as defined in claim 1, inwhich saidresilient boss at its one end closely overlies the upper side of saidstud and extends upwardly therefrom a sufiicient distance whereby toprovide with said stud a longitudinal filler for said stud receivingopening.

JOHN ROBIE PARKER.

